tonne

[ tuhn ]

/ tʌn /

noun

metric ton.

Origin of tonne

From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at ton¹

Words nearby tonne

tonlet, ton-mile, tonn., tonnage, tonnage deck, tonne, tonneau, tonner, Tönnies, tono-, to no avail

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Example sentences from the Web for tonne

Is there any specific account of the "tonne in Cornhyll" existing?
Notes & Queries, No. 37. Saturday, July 13, 1850|Various
The letter of Mr. Kidder relative to the "pretty pynnace of about thirty tonne," is again referred to by your correspondent.
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
He says it was "a pretty Pynnace of about some thirty tonne."
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
When he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne?
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various

That is nat so for whan one parte is gone another dothe encrease, and it chansythe dyuersly euyn as the tonne of Canaidus.
The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion|Desiderius Erasmus

British Dictionary definitions for tonne

tonne

/ (tʌn) /

noun

a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 poundsAlso called (not in technical use): metric ton

Word Origin for tonne

from French

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单词	tonne
释义	tonne [ tuhn ] / tʌn / noun metric ton. Origin of tonne From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at ton¹ Words nearby tonne tonlet, ton-mile, tonn., tonnage, tonnage deck, tonne, tonneau, tonner, Tönnies, tono-, to no avail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tonne Is there any specific account of the "tonne in Cornhyll" existing? Notes & Queries, No. 37. Saturday, July 13, 1850\|Various The letter of Mr. Kidder relative to the "pretty pynnace of about thirty tonne," is again referred to by your correspondent. The Popham Colony\|William Frederick Poole He says it was "a pretty Pynnace of about some thirty tonne." The Popham Colony\|William Frederick Poole When he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne? Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899\|Various That is nat so for whan one parte is gone another dothe encrease, and it chansythe dyuersly euyn as the tonne of Canaidus. The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion\|Desiderius Erasmus British Dictionary definitions for tonne tonne / (tʌn) / noun a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2204.6 poundsAlso called (not in technical use): metric ton Word Origin for tonne from French Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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